Joh. Amos Commenii Orbis sensualium pictus, hoc est, Omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura Joh. Amos Commenius's Visible world, or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.

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Joh. Amos Commenii Orbis sensualium pictus, hoc est, Omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura Joh. Amos Commenius's Visible world, or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.
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Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.
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London :: Printed for J. Kirton ...,
1659.
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Latin language -- Readers.
Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
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XXXI. (Book 31)

[illustration]
31

Serpentes & Reptilia.

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Angues, repunt sinuando se:

Coluber 1. in Sylvâ;

Natrix (hydra) 2. in Aquâ;

Vipera 3. in Saxis;

Aspis 4. in Campis;

Boa 5. in Domibus.

Coecilia 6. est coeca.

Lacerta 7. Salamandra 8. in igne vivax, Pedes habent.

Draco 9. Serpens alatus, halitu;

Basiliscus 10. Oculis;

Scorpius 11 venenatâ caudâ, necantes.

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Serpents and creeping things.

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Snakes creep by winding themselves;

The Adder 1. in the wood;

The Water-Snake 2. in the water;

The Viper 3. among great stones;

The Aspe 4. in the fields;

The Boa (or Mill-Snake 5.) in Houses.

The Slow-worm 6. is blinde.

The Lizzard 7. and the Salamander 8. (that liveth long in the fire) have feet.

The Dragon 9. a winged Serpent kil∣leth with his breath;

The Basilisk 10. with his eyes, and the Scorpion 11. with his poysonous tayl.

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